Institute for Transport StudiesFACULTY OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT

Seminar 2: Transport and Energy

Hasan Tufan

Overview

Technological solutions to reduce energy consumption

Hard Technologies

Soft Technologies

Specific Example: Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV)

Impacts of BEV on transport and Life Cycle Assessment

Conclusion

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Technological Solutions

Hard Technologies

Vehicle technologies

Alternative fuels technologies

Aircraft efficiency technologies

Infrastructure implementation and technologies

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Technological Solutions

Soft Technologies

Mobility system efficiency enhancements for the demand and traffic flow e.g. urban planning, public transport

Intelligent transport systems (ITS)

e.g. Traffic control, VMS

Aircraft management measures

e.g. Girds for departure, smoother descent

Vehicles usage and lifestyle measures, including telecommuting and avoiding unnecessary journeys

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Specific Example: Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV)

Uses energy stored in rechargeable battery packs

Not internal combustion engine but electric motors

No fuel tank or fuel cell

Purchased over 350k BEV globally by September 2014

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Impacts of BEV on transport

Lowest Fuel Economy

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Source: Mobility 2030 (WBCSD)

BEV Life Cycle Assessment

UK Based Research

In the worst case scenario with high

lifetime km (requiring one battery

replacement), BEVs still have almost

44% reduction on the by 2050

Recharging infrastructure could be

potentially much more significant in

longer term

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Source: Ricardo AEA (2013)

Conclusion

Integrated Approach is important with other type of solutions

Technological solutions will still have higher costs

Production of electricity should be more cost competitive for EVs

Technological solutions should be deployed in all modes of

transport to reduce conventional energy

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References

•World Energy Council (2007) Transport Technologies and Policy Scenarios to 2050. http://www.worldenergy.org/publications/809.asp

•Aguirre, Kimberly, et al. (2012), Lifecycle analysis comparison of a battery electric vehicle and a conventional gasoline

vehicle, California Air Resource Board

•Hawkins, T. R., Singh, B., Majeau-bettez, G. & Strømman, A. H. 2013. Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Of

Conventional And Electric Vehicles. Journal Of Industrial Ecology, 17, 53-64.

•International Energy Agency (2014) Energy Technology Perspectives 2014 “Harnessing Electricity’s Potential”, Paris: OECD Publishing

•World Business Council on Sustainable Development(WBCSD) (2004), Mobility 2030: Meeting the challenges to sustainability,

http://www.wbcsd.org/web/publications/mobility/mobility-full.pdf

•http://www.hybridcars.com/global-plug-in-car-sales-now-over-600000/

•Ricardo AEA (2013) Current and Future Lifecycle Emissions of Key “Low Carbon‟ Technologies and Alternatives - Final Report for

Project carried out for the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) http://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Ricardo-AEA-

lifecycle-emissions-low-carbon-technologies-April-2013.pdf

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